Cold War Spies

Name: Cold War Spies
Released: 2026-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Émission télé · Documentaire

Pull back the Iron Curtain to see what really happened behind the scenes of the Cold War. Meet secret-spilling spies, relive nuclear near misses, dig into declassified files, and uncover never-before-seen incidents that changed the course of history.

2026 · 45m

ÉPISODE 1

Licence to Kill

Explore the armed-and-deadly side of Cold War spycraft. Dig into the poisoned umbrella case, the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy, the Salisbury poisonings, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's bizarre plan to murder actor John Wayne.
ÉPISODE 2

Most Wanted

Identify desirable information sources and see who made the best spy recruits. Chase a mole who leaked atomic secrets to the Soviets, learn how defectors the Petrovs evaded the KGB, and meet a UK politician who took on a new identity in Australia.
ÉPISODE 3

Double Agents

Encounter men and women who risked everything in order to serve two masters. Enter a battleground of minds and loyalties and find out why some intelligence operatives made the choice to betray their country and spy for the enemy.
ÉPISODE 4

Sexpionage

Investigate the art of weaponized seduction and see how secrets were traded between the sheets. Look at the Profumo Affair, Einstein's relationship with a Soviet asset, and the Romeo spies who romanced female staff members at sensitive locations.
ÉPISODE 5

Special Ops

Dissect the most radical, daring Cold War operations dreamed up by the CIA, MI5, and the KGB. Explore Operation Paperclip, the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, animals used as surveillance tools, and strange nuclear weapon delivery systems.
ÉPISODE 6

Doomsday

Teeter on the edge of oblivion during some atomic near misses. Experience the terror of the Cuban Missile Crisis, ponder how 30 nuclear warheads went missing, and imagine what might have happened if these bombs had ended up in the wrong hands.